Heb 1:6-7 | TNotes | STEP | 1:6 The supreme (or firstborn ) Son shared the authority of the father, inherited most of his property, and was especially favored. In the New Testament, “firstborn” most frequently refers to Christ’s supremacy both in the church and in the created order; his resurrection is often given as the evidence for this status (Acts 13:33 ; Rom 1:4 ; 8:29 ; Col 1:15 , 18 ; Rev 1:5 ; cp. Heb 12:23 , where believers are called firstborn children). • “Let all of God’s angels worship him”: This quotation from Deut 32:43 demonstrates the lower status of the angels in that they worship the Son (see also Ps 97:7 ).

1:6 ^a The supreme (or firstborn) Son shared the authority of the father, inherited most of his property, and was especially favored. In the New Testament, “firstborn” most frequently refers to Christ’s supremacy both in the church and in the created order; his resurrection is often given as the evidence for this status (Acts 13:33 ^b; Rom 1:4 ^c; 8:29 ^d; Col 1:15 ^e, 18 ^f; Rev 1:5 ^g; cp. Heb 12:23 ^h, where believers are called firstborn children).

• “Let all of God’s angels worship him”: This quotation from Deut 32:43 ⁱ demonstrates the lower status of the angels in that they worship the Son (see also Ps 97:7 ^j).
1:7 ^k This verse quotes Ps 104:4 ^l to show that the angels are messengers or servants and, therefore, of a lesser rank than the Son, whom they serve.

• In the Old Testament, angels are sometimes associated with winds and fire (see Exod 3:2 ^m; Judg 6:21 ⁿ; 13:16 ^o, 20 ^p; 2 Sam 22:11 ^q; Pss 18:10 ^r; 35:5 ^s), which is why angels are mentioned in connection with God’s lordship over nature.